conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
dancing or jumping for joy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
America and Britain; American-British
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
reality; actuality; hard fact
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
export; exportation; efferent
prohibition; inhibition; ban
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
choices; alternatives; options
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
even though; despite; when
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
outbreak of war; starting a war
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in the end; at the end of the day
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
suspicious-looking; fishy
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
billboard; advertising sign
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
depending on; dependent on
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry